The aim of the study was to evaluate fresh pineapple production processes and activities in Ghana and to graphically map the various stages of the value stream involved. The study targeted pineapple producing organisations in Ghana. Three organisations were selected based on thei...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/16955
Market concentration can be measured in different ways, i.e. by using different indicators. In the broadest use are the concentration ratio (CR) and Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI). Concentration ratio of market concentration is usually measured as the sum of the market shares o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/23193
In this study, we employed the Cobb-Douglas production function to assume the stochastic frontier approach (SFA). We then investigate the technical efficiency of smallholder women farmers in northern Ghana using data from 320 women gathered through multi-stage sampling technique....
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24727
The aim of this study is to investigate empirically the impact of human capital on economic growth in the long run empirically by using the data of the Balkan countries. Panel cointegration technique and Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and Dynamic Ordinary Least Squ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25198
The history of science is one based on revolutions and discourse where a new paradigm arrives challenging the status quo with the promise of progress and if the evidence is there to justify paradigm shift on the basis of that promise the consensus will be to shift paradigms. Appa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24697
This study examined the financial efficiency and constraints faced by smallholder cotton farmers in some selected districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Multistage sampling approach was employed to solicit cross-sectional data from 150 smallholder cotton farmers in three sele...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24728
This paper investigates the effect of trade receivables and inventory management on SMEs profitability in Malaysia. 66 sample of SMEs Manufacturing covering from 2006-2012 was used for the analysis. Ordinary least square (OLS) regression is used to estimate the relationship betwe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24507
This paper examines the challenges and opportunities of urban tourism in Jordan with a case study from Amman the capital city of Jordan. Jordan has tourism of sites not tourism of cities and towns, but lately Jordan paid a good attention on this subject and began to rehabilitate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24589
This paper evaluates the relationship between corporate performance and financial structure as well as the effect of financial structure on corporate performance of construction and real estate firms in Nigeria. The data were collected from Nigerian Stock Exchange factbook for th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24754
Purpose: This study attempts to provide a holistic approach of the Iran's banking sector and how it's financial operates by focusing on customer's loyalty and satisfaction. Design/Methodology/Approach: Using standard questionnaires a survey was carried out in the banking sector o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/23925
Many studies are available to explore the approach of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) development and implementations; there is no paper on CSR review evaluate the various methodologies under this elucidation. Although a few review papers have been published to discuss CSR...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24082
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) was made compulsory for European firms beginning from 1 January, 2005. This has attracted several studies on the impact of IFRS adoption on European manufacturing/sales-based firms’ earnings management and its goals. However, Mal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/20575
This study analyses the determinants of Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) liquidity performance in Ghana using the CAMEL regulatory measures and macroeconomic variables with RCBs’ market jurisdiction as a moderating variable. 114 rural and community bank-specific panel data from 2...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24121
Halal food concept was simply defined few years ago by Muslim scholars with banning some foods. However, pesticide products and Genetically Modified Foods (GMO) bring new discussions among Muslim countries and Non-Muslim countries. Some countries responsible from halal certificat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/23861
Improvements in technology and information systems as well as changes in climate and economies have resulted in an increasingly competitive environment for the agribusiness sector. A better understanding of firm level competitiveness of this sector hence provides the necessary fr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24152